Russia's Hacked Media Sites Fight Back

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http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204707104578090793159318064.html

By LUKAS I. ALPERT
The Wall Street Journal
November 14, 2012

MOSCOW -- Political instability is rarely good for business, but 
Russia's recent wave of antigovernment protests has created a golden 
opportunity for one local software company.

 From a tiny basement office in the shadows of Russia's Foreign 
Ministry, about 20 engineers at Highload Labs have become a lifeline for 
Russian media companies that have found themselves routinely knocked 
offline.

Highload specializes in stopping the crude but highly effective form of 
cyberwarfare called distributed denial of service, or DDoS, attacks that 
can shut down websites.

The widespread use of these attacks against media targets is most common 
in Russia where some of the world's most skilled hackers live. Many are 
easily recruited for pay with limited high-tech job opportunities in the 
country.

These politically minded hackers are giving Highload a new raft of 
customers beyond online retailers, banks and real estate companies.

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